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Pennsylvania public schools by raw proficiency

The traditional ranking: Pennsylvania public schools by combined math + reading proficiency on the state assessment. Best read alongside the BeatsExpectations ranking, which controls for student poverty.

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PENNSYLVANIA · HIGHEST PROFICIENCY
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
551Tawanka El SchLanghorneNeshaminy SDElementary41.0%83566.5%
552Wyomissing Hills El CtrWyomissingWyomissing Area SDElementary41.1%61566.5%
553Valley View HSArchbaldValley View SDHigh37.8%74766.5%
554Wattsburg Area El CtrErieWattsburg Area SDElementary99.4%48866.4%
555West Allegheny SHSImperialWest Allegheny SDHigh31.6%1,03166.4%
556Harbor Creek Senior HSHarborcreekHarbor Creek SDHigh42.8%69266.4%
557Karen A. Ionta El SchHermitageHermitage SDElementary47.2%30766.4%
558Shafer El SchNazarethNazareth Area SDElementary42.6%55966.3%
559Cecil Intrmd SchMc DonaldCanon-McMillan SDMiddle29.4%41266.3%
560Wayne Highlands MSHonesdaleWayne Highlands SDMiddle51.0%40866.3%
561West Chester East HSWest ChesterWest Chester Area SDHigh24.1%1,21666.3%
562Leaders Heights El SchYorkDallastown Area SDElementary34.3%14066.3%
563Mount Nittany MSState CollegeState College Area SDMiddle21.8%75266.3%
564Patricia A Guth El SchPerkasiePennridge SDElementary40.6%39966.3%
565North Salem El SchDoverDover Area SDElementary94.5%38466.2%
566Gray's Woods El SchPort MatildaState College Area SDElementary11.5%35666.2%
567Marsh Creek Sixth Grade CenterDowningtownDowningtown Area SDMiddle15.2%1,06666.2%
568Montour HSMc Kees RocksMontour SDHigh29.9%1,00466.2%
569Crafton El SchPittsburghCarlynton SDElementary95.9%29166.2%
570Linglestown El SchHarrisburgCentral Dauphin SDElementary96.8%47566.1%
571Myers El SchElkins ParkCheltenham SDElementary55.2%31066.1%
572Copper Beech SchGlensideAbington SDElementary29.9%86066.0%
573Schuylkill El SchPhoenixvillePhoenixville Area SDElementary29.2%41866.0%
574Washington El SchBangorBangor Area SDElementary57.3%37566.0%
575East Vincent El SchSpring CityOwen J Roberts SDElementary29.1%51266.0%
576H W Good El SchHerminieYough SDElementary52.6%27065.9%
577Pine Grove El SchPine GrovePine Grove Area SDElementary48.1%56365.9%
578Dover Area El SchDoverDover Area SDElementary99.2%35665.9%
579Hartman El CtrCatawissaSouthern Columbia Area SDElementary36.0%48065.8%
580Lakeside Elementary SchoolHonesdaleWayne Highlands SDElementary56.6%41965.8%
581Roberts El SchWayneUpper Merion Area SDElementary31.8%29265.8%
582Guilford Hills El SchChambersburgChambersburg Area SDElementary92.1%19165.8%
583Franklin Regional MSMurrysvilleFranklin Regional SDMiddle18.8%77165.8%
584Eleanor Roosevelt El SchMorrisvillePennsbury SDElementary25.4%58365.8%
585Twin Valley El CtrElversonTwin Valley SDElementary37.2%39565.8%
586Selinsgrove Area HSSelinsgroveSelinsgrove Area SDHigh44.9%74465.8%
587Loyalsock Valley El SchMontoursvilleMontoursville Area SDElementary33.5%19765.7%
588Parkway Center City Middle CollegePhiladelphiaPhiladelphia City SDHigh97.7%43665.7%
589Paxtonia El SchHarrisburgCentral Dauphin SDElementary99.3%68265.7%
590Adamstown El SchAdamstownCocalico SDElementary41.6%40965.7%
591Southern Lehigh MSCenter ValleySouthern Lehigh SDMiddle18.5%47165.7%
592Danville Area SHSDanvilleDanville Area SDHigh30.6%63565.7%
593Rostraver El SchBelle VernonBelle Vernon Area SDElementary99.1%66065.6%
594Belle Valley El SchErieMillcreek Township SDElementary54.0%62665.6%
595Easterly Parkway El SchState CollegeState College Area SDElementary39.2%31465.6%
596Hillview El SchGrove CityGrove City Area SDElementary43.8%76865.6%
597McKinley SchElkins ParkAbington SDElementary34.9%59665.5%
598Slippery Rock Area El SchSlippery RockSlippery Rock Area SDElementary48.1%45365.5%
599Bethel Park HSBethel ParkBethel Park SDHigh21.5%1,24465.5%
600Oklahoma El SchDuBoisDuBois Area SDElementary95.3%29665.5%
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